Means for mounting mirrors, pictures, &amp;c., in metallic frames.



PATENTED MAR. 8,1904.l

MEANS FOR MOUNTING MIRRORS, PICTURES, nog IN MRTALLIO IRAM`ES.

J, P. RUSTIS.`

l AIPLIOATIONl FILED JAN. 4, 1904.

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PATENT y OFFICE.

JOHN P. EUSTIS, OF l\lEVV]Ol\l,l MASSACHUSETTS.

MEANS FOR MOUNTING MIRRORS, PICTURES, &c., IN METALLICYFRAMES.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 753,967, dated March 8,1904.

Application filed January 4, 1904.

i ali whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN P. EUsTIs, ofNewton, in the county of Middlesex and State of v Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and p parts which will be readily understood byreference to the description of the accompanying drawings and to theclaims hereto appended, and in which my invention is clearly pointedout.

Figure 1 is a rear side elevation of a mirror and frame embodying myinvention with portions of the back-board or plate and the amalgumprotecting-sheet of fiber board broken away to more clearly illustratethe construction andA arrangement Yof the several parts which make upthe assembled whole. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line A A onFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial section on line B B on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is asimilar section on line C C on Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa section on line D Don, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the upper portion oftheframe on line E E on Fig. 1 and showing also in section a portion ofa wall to illustrate a blind hanging device for supporting the mirrorinposition on the wall. Fig. 7 represents in plan a modified form of theclamping-clip, and Fig. 8 is an edge view of the samelooking at theslotted edge thereof.

In the drawings, 1 is the mirror-plate, which may be of any desiredoutline, but is shown in the drawings as having parallel sides and endswith rounded corners.-

2 is a metal frame comprising a face-flange 3 and an edge-flange 4, saidiianges being formed integral and at right angles to each other, asshown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6. The frame 2 is made somewhat larger thanthe mirror-plate, so that the outer edges of said plate shall not at anypoint come in contact with the iiange 4 of said frame; but the innersurface of the flange 3 rests upon the outer Fig. 1.

serai Namaste. (No man face of the mirror-plate, as shown in Figs. 3,

l4, and 5. -If the mirror has a beveled edge or if the mirror has nobeveled edge, the Harige 3 will contact with a larger area of the flatsurface of the mirror-plate, as is clearly obvious.` Stay-blocks 5,preferably ofwood, are inserted at intervals between the flange 4 andthe edge of the mirror-plate around its Aentire perimeter to secure saidplate in its apgness, according to the varying thicknesses of themirror-plates, and cut to a size and shape to lit the interior contourof the liange 4 is placed in contact with the amalgamated surface of themirror-plate 1,V and acorresponde ingly-shaped metal backing-plate 7 isplaced upon and in contact with said fiber-board sheet, as shown inFigs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, said frame, mirror-plate, berboard, andbacking-plate being firmly secured together by a series of clips 8,constructed andapplied as follows: The fiange 4of the frame 2 hasdrilled through it aseriesof holes corresponding to the number of clipsemployed to receive the screws9 for securing said clips in position.

The clips 8 are composed of flat plates 10, and

the flange 11 arranged relative to the plate 10 at an angle slightlyless than a right angle. or so that the inner faces of said plate 10 andfiange 11 shall be at an angle of about eightyseven degrees to eachother, and the said flange-11 has formed therein a threaded hole 12 toreceive the threaded ends of the screws 9, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5,and 6. At each point where a clip 8 is to be secured to the frame 2 thefiber board and the backing-plate are'out away sufliciently to permitthe flanges 11 of the clips 10 to Contact or nearly so with tie faceliange 3 of the frame 2, as shown in When the frame,lmirrorplate, fibersheet,A and backing-plate are assembled as described, the clips 8 areplaced in position, one opposite each hole in the frame, with its plate10 resting upon the backing-plate 7, and the screws 9 are then insertedthrough the holes in the flange 4of the frame 2 and screwed into thethreaded holes in the lianges 11 of the clips 10, so as to draw theflanges 11 of said clips into contact or nearly so with the inner faceof the flanges 4, the result of which is to draw the inner ends of theclip-plates 10 into lirm contact with the backing-plate 7 and clamp saidframe, mirror-plate, fiber sheet, and backing-plate firmly together. Twoof the screws 9, set in the edge of the frame that is designed to beuppermost when the mirror is hung on -a wall, rmly secures to said framea pair of eye-plates 18, to which the two'ends of a suspension wire orcord may be attached, or screws may be inserted through said eyeplatesand screwed into the wall of the room to hang said framed mirror orpicture.

In some cases parties desire a blind hanging device, and for thatpurpose I dispense with the eye-plates 13 and form in the inner edges oftwo of the clip-plates tapering slots 14, the widest parts of which areat the inner ends of said plates, the edges of said slots being beveled,so as to engage the beveled under side of the head-of the wood-screw 15,set in the wall 16 of the room Where the mirror or picture is to behung.

The means of hanging the mirror may be arranged on one of the longersides of the frame, as shown, or on one of the shorter sides, accordingas to whether the longer orshorter axis of the frame is to be verticalwhen hung on the wall.

I claim- 1. In a framed mirror or like article, the combination of ametal frame comprising face and edge flanges arranged substantially at aright angle to each other; a glass plate of less length and width thanthe distances between theopposing edge-flanges, placed in Contact withthe inner surface of the face-flange; a series of stay-blocks insertedbetween said edge'flange and the edge of said glass plate; abacking-plate of a size and shape to lit the inner contour of saidedge-flange and covering the back of said glass plate, and having in itsedge a series of notches or recesses; a series of clips each composed oftwo integral members having their inner surfaces at an angle to archother somewhat less than ninety degrees, said clips being arranged atintervals about and in contact with the inner surface of saidedge-iiange, with one member thereof resting on the outer surface ofsaid backing-plate; and a corresponding series of clamping-screws eachpassing through said edge-fiange and screwed into the other memberthereof as and for the purposes described.

2. In a framed mirror or other similar article, the combination of ametal frame cornprising face and edge flanges integral with andsubstantially at a right angle to .each other; a glass plate of lessarea than the space inclosed by said edge-flange, arranged centrallywithin said space with its outer face in contact with the 'inner face ofsaid face-fiange; a series of stay-blocks inserted between saidedge-flange and the edge of said glass plate; a glass-protecting sheet,and a backing-plate both cut to a size and shape to tit the spaceinclosed by said edge-Hange, and each having a series of recesses in itsedge; a series of clips each comprising two integral members at an angleto each other, less than ninety degrees arranged at intervals about, andwith one member in contact with the inner surface of said edge-flangeand the other member resting on the outer surface of said backing-plate;a corresponding series of clamping-screws each passing through ar holein said edgeflange and screwed into a threaded hole in said clip toclamp said clip to said edge-flange and press its inner end upon thebackingplate; and means for hanging said framed article.

3. In a mirror -or like framed article, the combination of a metal framecomprising face and edge flanges integral with and substantially at aright angle to each other; a glass plate of less area than the spaceinclosed by said edge flange arranged centrally within said inclosedspace with its outer face in contact with the inner face of saidfacef1ange; a series of stay-blocks inserted between said edge-flangeand the edge of said glass plate at intervals around the entire innerperimeter of said edge-flange; a baclring-plate fitted within the innerperimeter of said edge-flange, and having a series of notches orrecesses cut in its edge at intervals around its entire perimeter; asuitable glass-protecting packing between said glass and thebacking-plate; a series of clips each having two integral members at anangle to each other of less than ninety degrees arranged at intervalsaround, and in Contact with the inner side of said edge-fiange and withthe other member resting upon said backing-plate, a plurality of saidclips having formed in the member thereof which rests upon saidbacking-plate, a V-shaped slot the edges of which are beveled; and acorresponding series of screws inserted through holes in saidedge-flange and screwed into the members of said clips which arecontiguous to the inner surface of said edge-flange, as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 1st day of January, A. D.1904.

JOHN P. EUSTIS.

' Witnesses:

N. C. LOMBARD, Rioni). BoYLs'rEN HALL.

